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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1943
Page
3
A garbled subscription rate notice lists various names and places with unclear figures. The fragment mentions Associated Press material and seeks publication of news, while a sworn oath and hostile sentiments appear toward some party, ending with a signature line.
A compact reflection on divine light and the cost of the soul. It blends biblical lament with Shakespearean insight on remedies and forfeited souls. The piece contrasts spiritual seeking with human frailty in a concise, era-spanning voice.
The piece derides Congressional attempts to pass an anti poll tax measure as federal overreach threatening state rights. It attacks Northern allies and Democratic loyalty, arguing the South bears blame for past policies and warns that federal intervention could reverse hard won southern racial progress.
A fragmentary editorial argues that Republicans and New Dealers court Negro votes to sway national elections, warning that Southern filibusters could delay war prosecution. It criticizes the Roosevelt era push to federalize state election machinery and condemns the era as driven by white supremacy with a November ballot backing the New Deal.
The compromise proposes full forgiveness for about 9 million taxpayers with under $50 owed for 1942, 75 percent relief for those with higher 1942 or 1943 incomes, plus 25 percent due in 1944 and 1945. A 20 percent withholding tax starts July 1 and quarterly payments may apply to non-salary income with penalties for underestimates. The plan aims to ease current tax obligations and win broad approval.
A fragmented wartime note describes an Indiana cat incured for $1000 misfit on a back fence, while broader lines claim the Germans’ desert in North Africa is their worst place. It says America aims to go ahead with the war and jokes about household headaches and keeping fingers out of trouble as time passes.
A mixed column from Washington commentary noting Churchill remarks on combining political and military authority, the Roosevelt campaign strategy for a potential fourth term, Wickard's farm life and cabinet role, Capitol chatter about rates and staff, British dinner intrigue with Lindemann, and fashion shows reported from England with German and French collaboration themes.
Roosevelt and Morgenthau push preferential treatment for lower brackets while demanding less from the rich, arguing the plan punishes a large earning group. Critics warn it targets opponents, widens class gaps, and props up union financing while exempting foreigners and the truly wealthy.
In a wartime mailbag item from Dubuque Iowa readers report on luxury goods and ration cards. The piece notes cartes de tete couture issued to collaborators and the tension around price controls. An Office of Price Administration banner is misrepresented in a photo spread featuring Brown and A P packages, stirring controversy.
Auburn Alabama members of the A Club presented gifts to Wilbur Hutsell Jack Meagher and Jeff Beard along with Mrs A F Nickel secretary to thank them for 54 years of combined service to Auburn athletic teams Hutsell since 1921 Meagher since 1934 Beard since 1937 Meagher currently on active Navy duty in 1942 season noted for strong team performances Nickel praised for behind the scenes work keeping Auburn Spirit alive President Fagan Cuanzenert made the presentation in Bessemer on behalf of the club
A list of labels like alewife and whitefish shows local names for one fish, spanning from Maine to Florida. In 1840, 18 080 Parsons visited the Meriwether Lewis National Monument in Tennessee.
A columnist weighs whether air power alone can topple Germany and argues Allies will invade Western Europe once Axis strength drops. The piece contrasts British centralized Ruhr industry with Britain's dispersed war plants, notes London’s rail and port roles, and credits American aid for sustaining Britain amid U-boat pressure. It frames Allied bombing as a strategic, systematic assault on Hitler’s war machine rather than a single decisive blow.
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